Harry Potter and the Superlative Ability

By Silent Affliction

Disclaimer: All characters and plot lines mentioned in the official Harry Potter series are copyright J.K. RowlingCopyright infringement not intended.

Hey there! I know I haven't updated in a while(okay, like a year almost), but I just lost the drive to write anything, so I apologize for the inconvenience. Hopefully I can get into the old swing again and start turning out the chapters faster for you.

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It was a red and gold tapestry, similar to Sirius's family tapestry, but instead of the Black Family line it showed that of the Gryffindor family. Harry traced the names down to where it stopped and gasped.

Gerald Alan Potter-------------Harold David Potter

(Married Jane Carol Briggs) (deceased)

(deceased)

James Devlin Potter

(Married Lily Suzanne Evans(deceased))

(deceased)

Harrison James Potter

(current heir to the Gryffindor Throne)

Stay calm, dearie, a woman of the Council spoke, it is not so frightful. Do not scare the precious boy.

Harry took a deep breath to calm himself down, and once he was sufficiently under control, he spoke.

"How did you get this? Where did you get this, exactly?"

"My family has a history of...taking things they like without asking. I found this among the other stolen goods in our cellar and thought you might want it. I really am sorry you found out in this way."

Harry, looking cool and collected on the outside, was abuzz with thoughts. He thought to Godric furiously, You could have mentioned this sometime during the times we were together, Godric!

I knew it would distract you from our lessons, Harry. You know as well as I do that it wouldn't have served us any good.

Fine, he sent back, and focused on Nott for the time being.

"...so I guess I'll be going now."

Harry scoffed. "Do you think I would be as rude as to send you away without anything to eat? Stay here, alright? I insist."

Nott blushed but complied, and stayed seated for the time being. Harry, meanwhile, stood up and thanked all of his guests for the gifts, making sure to lay it on thick. Susan Bones, in particular, deserved a lot of thanks for such a good present-he spent quite a bit of creativity on expressing his grattitude.

"You know, I always wanted a pet, and this Pheonix is absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much, Susan. It means a lot that you came here for my birthday, since I've never really talked with you in the past and all. I really am sorry about that by the way-if I had known how great a person you are, I'd never have passed up and oppertunity to talk to you."

Susan, thouroughly flattered by now, blushed. "I'm only too happy to give her over, Harry, what with all you did for us last year in the DA. That really helped my OWL scores-I got an O in Defense, you know!" She beamed and Harry grinned back.

"It was fun to teach for a bit, but I don't know if I was good enough to get you those scores all by myself. I mean, you're a smart girl on your own, so you probably would have passed the OWL anyway, Susan." Inside, Harry was blushing like mad-this was ridiculous, and he hated having to carry out formal conversations with such dull people. He much preferred the silence of his own bedroom, and couldn't wait for the party's end so he could talk with his mentors.

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The next chapter will be the second part of the party. Read and Review, and please include your constructive critism!